Vocabulary Unit 4

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Vocabulary Unit 4 (Lessons 13-15)

Lesson 13
Exercise A: Be sure that your definition matches the dictionary's for the given words. Making an educated guess first helps you when you run into an unfamiliar word in your reading! Don't skip that step!

Exercise B:
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1.
 rough and wildly crashing
 turbulent
2.
 insecure and constantly changing
 volatile
3.
 stricken
 afflicted
4.
 great danger
 jeopardy
5.
 people forced to seek safety
 refugee
6.
 fact that life can come to an end
 mortality
7.
 show disrespect
 disparage
8.
 move unsteadily
 falter
9.
 person on the run
 fugitive
10.
 tire and drain energy from
 debilitate
Exercise C:
1. disparage, 2. falter, 3. volatile, 4. jeopardy

Exercise D:
1. volatile, 2. mortality, 3. debilitate, 4. turbulent, 5. refugee


Lesson 14

Exercise A: Try to guess at meanings, then look them up. Figuring out words from context is an important skill.
Exercise B: 1.resillient 2. zealous, 3. gall, 4. optimist, 5. fortitude, 6. infallible 7. mobilize 8. console 9. conviction 10. persevere

Lesson 15
Exercise A: Try to guess the meaning from the sentence, then look it up. Figuring out words in context is an important skill.
Exercise B: 1. crucify, 2. crucial, 3. crusade, 4. excruciating 5. cruise 6. crux, 7. crucifix, 8. cruciform, 9. cruiser, 10. crucifixion
Exercise C: 1. wrong: crucify;. 2. wrong: crusade, 3. correct. 4. wrong: crucific, 5. correct.


Review
1. a, 2 d, 3. b, 4. a, 5. c, 6. a, 7. d, 8. a, 9. b, 10. d